“I Gave My Ex Full Custody After She Pleaded, and One Day, When I Came to See My Child, Her New Husband Told Me: ‘There Is No Daughter.’”

“You were wrong,” I said gently. “You said I’d never see her again. But I will. Often.”

She said nothing, only tightened her lips.

I walked my daughter to the car, buckled her in.

“I love you, Daddy,” she whispered.

“I love you more, sweetheart,” I said, kissing her forehead.

I got in, closed the door, and drove away.

Free. Whole. Home.